te, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te
a
tir,
te
ngar
ker?
te
mor
ker?
te
ngerang?
Examples:
Te
ngar
er
tiang
el
mo
tela
el
klok?
> Until what time will they be here?
Te
medinges
er
a
udoud
me
a
klalo.
> They have plenty of money and possessions.
Te
miltik
a
bresengt
er
tir
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang.
> They found their presents in an hour.
Te
omengur
el
mo
medinges.
> They eat until they are full.
Te
mle
bleketakl
el
olekebai
er
a
rengalek.
> They openly held the children back.
Proverbs:
Te
ko
er
a
kila
a
deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
More Examples:
Ochoi,
te
mle
betok
a
rechad
el
meloik.
> Yes, a lot of people were dancing.
Ak
locha
di
telkib
e
te
odikak.
> Pretty soon they'll disown me.
Tirka
el
ngalek
er
a
skuul
a
mera
el
mekedung,
te
meruu
a
komi
er
a
tkul
a
rael.
> The kids from school are so well behaved, they are picking up the trash on the sides of the road.
Te
ngara
a
mlo
kats?
> Who won?
Te
mekebelung
el
blai
er
a
rechuodel
el
mei.
> They're from stupid family from eons ago.
te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Te
oumesingd
el
chad
er
a
Merikel
a
ousensei
er
se
el
skuul.
> The majority of those who are teachers at that school are Americans.
Tirke
el
teru
el
chad
te
rua
techang?
> Who are those two people (i.e. what are their names)?
A
lsekum
te
ngar
er
ngii
a
remo
50
el
melemalt
el
chad
el
ngar
er
se
el
beluu,
e
...
> If there are fifty innocent people in the city, then ...
Te
menga
a
demok.
> They're from Ngerard/Ngiual (where taro leaf soup is eaten).
Te
oumesingd
el
suebek
a
rengrir
er
a
rengelekir
a
rechedil.
> Mothers tend to worry about their children.
Proverbs:
Te
ko
er
a
kila
a
deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
More Examples:
Te
ngirader
a
lleng
el
belatong.
> They returned the borrowed plates.
Ng
mla
chemer
a
Lukes
le
te
mla
chuamech
a
chemelel
buuch.
> Lukes was sulking because they chewed all of her betelnut.
Te
ngara
a
mlo
kats?
> Who won?
Dachelbai
a
mla
okedii
er
a
Ulang,
ngera
te
locha
kaketib
er
chelechang.
> Dachelbai brought himself close to Ulang, what kind of schemes are they planning now?
Te
dorouakl
er
a
tekingel
a
Bung.
> They are laughing at what Bung said.

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